Herter Surname
Approximately 8,872 people bear this surname
Herter Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who took care of a flock, a herdsman.
Herter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,201 | 1:15,479 | 2,035 |
| United States | 1,337 | 1:271,099 | 25,439 |
| Brazil | 620 | 1:345,281 | 13,262 |
| France | 535 | 1:124,155 | 18,857 |
| Switzerland | 399 | 1:20,584 | 3,307 |
| Canada | 267 | 1:137,998 | 14,236 |
| Hungary | 111 | 1:88,435 | 8,728 |
| Poland | 97 | 1:391,843 | 42,551 |
| Paraguay | 63 | 1:114,869 | 2,572 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Ukraine | 50 | 1:910,454 | 87,604 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
Herter (47) may also be a first name.
Herter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who took care of a flock, a herdsman.
Herter Demographics
Average Male Herter Height
176.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Herter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herter has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 57,089th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 821,410 people. The surname Herter occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Herter are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 47 people.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,201 people, or 1 in 15,479. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Herter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Herter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herter last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Herter surname are 22.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Herter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,898 CAD per year.
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